Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Cornish Kernewek, built from English Cornwall + -ish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cornish’s family of names
In English usage, Cornish as a surname has a nickname in Cornwallis.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Cornish, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Carthew
“fort”
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Kitto
Kitto is a surname from Cornish.
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Pendarvis
“head” · “oakwood”
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Pennix
Pennix is a surname from Cornish.
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Penix
Penix is a surname, probably from Cornish.
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Killebrew
“grove”
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Killigrew
“grove”
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Tregelles
“homestead; settlement” · “grove, copse; hazel grove”
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